From VITRUVIUS to LEDOUX. An Amateur’s Architecture Library. - Lot 134

From VITRUVIUS to LEDOUX. An Amateur’s Architecture Library. Catalog of the public auction held on March 6, 2014. Paris, Alde, 2014. Large quarto, publisher’s full blue cloth binding. An important auction catalog devoted to a remarkable architecture library, spanning several centuries of architectural book history, from the great treatises inspired by Vitruvius to the visionary works of Claude-Nicolas Ledoux. Organized by the Alde auction house with the expertise of the Librairie Lardanchet, this auction featured a first-rate collection comprising treatises, collections of ornamentation, ceremonial books, works on urban planning and civil architecture, as well as prestigious antique bindings. Richly illustrated in color, the catalog reproduces numerous rare works from the 17th and 18th centuries, complete with detailed bibliographic entries, descriptions of the bindings, provenance information, and references to specialized bibliographies. It is now an invaluable resource for bibliophiles, collectors, booksellers, and architectural historians. A fine copy in its original blue cloth binding. The interior is in very fresh condition. A reference catalog reflecting the French bibliophilic taste for great architectural books and high-quality antique bindings.